Rural Life
A tractor and trailer were pulled over by gardaí today (Thursday, September 19) in Co. Kilkenny for an unsecured load of bales.
Tillage
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has officially launched the new Baling Assistance Payment (BAP) Scheme.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has released further information about the new scheme for baling straw this year.
Teagasc has recently published figures, which put a financial value on chopped straw that is returned to the soil
Tillage News
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) confirmed that farmers will have to supply geotagged photos to claim the straw baling scheme payment.
Gardaí in Co. Cork have seized a car driven by an unaccompanied learner driver who was towing improperly secured, overloaded straw bales.
From using calving cameras for CCTV, to creating physical barriers at gates, coming up with ways to prevent the theft of bales has become a necessity for many farmers.
A investigation is underway by An Garda Síochána in Co. Tipperary after a substantial number of straw bales were set alight.
A haulage contractor has been fined after causing over €100,000 worth of damage and forced the closure of the Limerick Tunnel for three days.
There is "no guarantee" that Irish farmers will be able to import straw from the UK this year to cover shortages, the ICSA warns.
With the time of year that's in it, AgriLand asked agricultural tillage contractors how much they are charging to bale straw in summer 2017.
